ITaskItem.CopyMetadataTo Method

Copies the custom metadata entries to another item.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Framework
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Framework (in Microsoft.Build.Framework.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub CopyMetadataTo ( _
    destinationItem As ITaskItem _
)

void CopyMetadataTo(
    ITaskItem destinationItem
)

void CopyMetadataTo(
    ITaskItem^ destinationItem
)

abstract CopyMetadataTo : 
        destinationItem:ITaskItem -> unit

function CopyMetadataTo(
    destinationItem : ITaskItem
)

Parameters

• destinationItem
  Type: Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITaskItem

  The item to copy the metadata entries to.

Remarks

Follow the guidelines below when implementing this method.

• Do not overwrite the ItemSpec property.

• Do not overwrite existing metadata entries.

• Do not copy metadata entries that do not make sense on the destination item.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

ITaskItem Interface

Microsoft.Build.Framework Namespace